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40 years of the Review of Journalism
Category: Quick Reads
Short, snappy pieces that should take you 10 mins or less to read!
Mentors: 40 Years of Instructors
The Review’s four longest-serving instructors reflect on how the magazine has adapted and evolved in the last four decades, from 1984 to 2024.
The Review Demands
That surly dictum has another meaning, too: Yes, students are entrusted with “the watchdogs on the watchdogs,” but the watchdogs we’re reporting on are also keenly watching us, too.
Canadian Media Must Step Up to Cover This Moment for Trans People
Canada is in the midst of a gender moral panic. Meanwhile, openly trans journalists are few and far between.
A Conversation with John Vaillant
The Vancouver author of Fire Weather talks to the Review about our carbon awakening and his award-winning 2023 book, Fire Weather: The Making of the Beast.
Why the Best Worst Depiction of Podcast Journalism Matters
The issue is that Spider-Man 2 fundamentally misunderstands what journalists do. The game’s writers undermine the journalist’s basic craft—telling stories or producing news—by either being vague about the reporting process or depicting something unbelievable.
The Evolution of Queer Media
Queer media began small but unified. Now they’re more prolific, but some 2SLGBTQIA+ journalists say this risks losing the strength of a collective voice
The Relationship Between Police and the Press
Toronto police spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in PR campaigns—some of which have ties with the city’s former journalists In 2006, […]
Tame the AI Beast
From AI-written articles to falsified video content, there is an urgent need to evaluate the ethics of using simulated human intelligence.
Reporting on Refugees, Asylum and Forced Displacement
The Review of Journalism hosted an education session presented by journalist Levon Sevunts, the communications officer for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). The session focused on ethics and accuracy when reporting on refugees, asylum and forced displacement.